Earth haters bullied EPA pick

Recall that now-dead earth hater Governor Janklow pocketed nearly a million simoleans before he croaked then spread some of it around like chemical fertilizer. Interesting that some of Jacklow's Janklow's campaign donations came from the gun racket after gutting environmental protection in his state.

Open Secrets has Sen. Tim Johnson's South Dakota First PAC archived linked here.

No date has been set by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to vote on the nomination of The Honorable Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation United States Environmental Protection Agency, to lead The People's watchdog. Testimony archived here.

From an EPA press release:

April 15th at 2:00 pm EDT: Beyond Waste 

Chat with experts from the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response about how we can take simple actions such as recycling used electronics or reducing wasted food to combat climate change. Approximately 42 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are associated with the energy used to produce, process, transport and dispose of the food we eat and the goods we use.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called out Sen. John Bare Asso (earth hater-WY) today at the confirmation hearing for President Obama's pick to lead The People's Environmental Protection Agency.



From real journalist and virtual goddess, Coral Davenport published in the National Journal:

Gina McCarthy, a tough-talking environmental regulator from South Boston who is currently EPA’s top clean-air official, expects a grilling from Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, including a trio of conservatives from oil and coal states who have made no secret of their animosity toward President Obama’s environmental agenda.

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